Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 4
The Tale of Sri Lakshmi: The Discourse on Prosperity and the Churning of the Ocean
ब्रह्मोवाच वत्स मद्वंशजातोऽसि प्रपौत्रो मे विचक्षणः । बृहस्पतेश्च शिष्यस्त्वं सुराणामधिपः स्वयम्
brahmovāca vatsa madvaṃśajāto'si prapautro me vicakṣaṇaḥ . bṛhaspateśca śiṣyastvaṃ surāṇāmadhipaḥ svayam
ဗြဟ္မာမင်းက မိန့်တော်မူ၏- အို ချစ်သား၊ သင်သည် ငါ၏အနွယ်၌ ဖွားမြင်သော ငါ၏ ပညာရှိလှသော မြစ်တော် ဖြစ်၏။ သင်သည် ဗြိဟသ္ပတိ၏ တပည့်ဖြစ်ပြီး နတ်တို့၏ အရှင်သခင်လည်း ဖြစ်ပေ၏။
Brahma
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Brahma addressing Indra's lineage and position
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Text: Highlights the concept of 'Noblesse oblige'—privilege entails responsibility. Brahma points out that given Indra's exalted birth, education, and position, his ignorant behavior was highly unbecoming.
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Brahma refers to Indra as his great-grandson (prapautra). Indra is the son of Kashyapa, who is the son of Marichi, who is the mind-born son of Brahma.
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